President Roosevelt's Declaration of Full Power to Secretary of State John Hay to Exchange Ratifications
2/24/1904
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With this document, President Theodore Roosevelt granted Secretary of State John Hay full power to exchange with representatives of Panama the ratified copies of the 1903 Isthmian Canal Treaty – also known as the Panama Canal Treaty of 1903 – between the United States and Panama. The exchange of treaties occurred in Washington on February 26, 1904.
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[stamp]Bureau of Rolls & Library
FEB 26 1904
Department of State
Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States of America,
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Know Ye, That I hereby authorize John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States, to effect with any person or persons duly authorized thereto by the Government of the Republic of Panama, the exchange of my ratification for that of the Government aforesaid, of the treaty between the United States and Panama providing for the construction of a ship canal to connect the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, concluded at Washington, November 18, 1903.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereto affixed.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-eighth.
[signature] Theodore Roosevelt
By the President:
[signature] John Hay
Secretary of State.
[in pencil] #431
This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.
National Archives Identifier: 5730404
Full Citation: President Theodore Roosevelt's Declaration of Full Power to Secretary of State John Hay to Exchange Ratifications for the 1903 Isthmian Canal Treaty; 2/24/1904 ; Treaty Between the United States and Panama Providing for the Construction of a Ship Canal Across the Isthmus of Panama to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; Perfected Treaties, 1778 - 1945; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/roosevelt-declaration-power-hay, March 28, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.